About Affordable Housing Access
Creating and preserving quality affordable housing and empowering low income individuals and communities through social services and community building.
Focus Areas
Affordable housing developmentHousing preservation and rehabilitationSocial services for low-income individualsCommunity building
Funding Style
unrestricted/general operating supportcore operating supportmulti-purpose/organizational flexibility
About Affordable Housing Access
Affordable Housing Access Inc consistently backs organizations that keep people housed and connected to services, with general support appearing across its recent grants. One of the clearest signals in the record is its repeated support for Project Access Inc in Orange, California, which received $363,815 in 2023, $224,004 in 2024, and $227,622 in 2025. That pattern points to sustained funding rather than one-off awards. The foundation also supports community-based intermediaries and service providers such as Community Engagement Inc in Newport Beach, which received $118,500 in 2023, $132,500 in 2024, and $132,000 in 2025. Other grants show a broad housing-and-services mix: Thomas House Family Shelter, Wiseplace, Bracken's Kitchen, and Standup for Kids Orange County all appear among recent recipients. Across those awards, the emphasis is on general support, suggesting flexibility for organizations working on affordable housing development, housing preservation and rehabilitation, and social services for low-income individuals and communities.
What Affordable Housing Access Funds
Affordable Housing Access Inc’s recent grants connect housing work with basic needs and community support. In homelessness services, it gave $100,000 to Miracle Messages in San Francisco for general support, alongside $66,554 to Thomas House Family Shelter in Garden Grove and $42,900 to Wiseplace in Santa Ana. The foundation also funds organizations that support children and young adults: Standup for Kids Orange County in Costa Mesa received $50,000 in 2023, $30,000 in 2024, and $25,000 in 2025, while Pathways to Independence in Los Alamitos received $25,000 in 2023, 2024, and 2025. Food and emergency assistance also appears in the record, including $40,253 to Bracken's Kitchen in Garden Grove in 2025 and $50,000 to Beach Cities Interfaith Services Inc in Huntington Beach in 2025. These awards show a portfolio built around housing stability and the support systems that help households stay housed.
How Affordable Housing Access Gives
Typical grant size is $10,000 at the 25th percentile, $25,000 at the median, and $50,000 at the 75th percentile. The recent grants list also shows repeated awards to the same organizations across multiple years, including Project Access Inc, Community Engagement Inc, Bracken's Kitchen, Standup for Kids Orange County, Pathways to Independence, Precious Life Shelter Inc, Wiseplace, and Thomas House Family Shelter. Grants are frequently marked general support, which aligns with the foundation’s philosophy tags for unrestricted, core operating, and multi-purpose support. It also makes program-related investments. The giving shown here is local in scope, and 91% of grants go to recipients in California.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$768K
Total Assets
$111.1M
Total Revenue
$17.5M
Total Expenses
$17.6M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $10K and $50K, with a median of $25K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$25K
75th Percentile
$50K
Geographic Reach
Local4 states funded
About 91% of grants go to recipients in CA.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
VASILIOS SALAMANDRAKIS
Accepts unsolicited proposals
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